The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-08-12
hoard OF Chosen FreehoIaers

The regular meeting of the Board of
Freeholders was held in the Court House
at Salem on Wednesday.
On motion, the County Collector was or
dered to borrow $4,000 in anticipation of
the collection of taxes.
A bill of Rich'd Acton, Jr., for $40, due
him by mistake in accounting for sale of
old lumber while a member of the board,
was ordered paid.
A bill of A. Cole 81 Bro, for s237, for
lumber furnished for Courses Landing
bridge and bridge on Salem road near
Henry W. Austin's vas ordered paid.
The bill of I. Dunn & Co., for burial of
Hannah Granger, which has been before
the board for two months, was ordered
paid, after the deduction of $3.50 making
bill net S22. rs.
A question having arisen as to the liabil-
ity of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.
for the entire damage done the Court
House by lightning. it was ordered that an
item of S25 in bill of John Collins, cost of
damages, not be paid.
On motion, ordered that the committee
on Public Buildings present a bill of s25,
cost of repairs to Court House, to the
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company.
A bill of ]. w. Acton, Esq, of S15. 90
for services and expenses in investigating
sudden death of a member of the alliance
or settle ment of Russian Jews, neal Cen
treton. Pittsgroye township, and a bill of
VIM. Carney for 5000, for services in the
same ease, were presented and ordered
paid.
A bill of j. w. Acton for $3.50, carriage
hire in the same case, was also ordered
paid.
Two bills of James d. Torton for
Sf4. 70 and 1913, for coroner's expenses
and burial of Charles Robinson and Max
Symer, in cases of sudden deaths, were
ordered paid.
Four bills of John Mcdonald, under
taker and coroner, ranging from s4.73 TO
$15.3 S, for coroners expenses and burial of
Henry Saunders, Herbert Cramer, Ophelia
Thomas and Chas. A. Gibson, were or
dered paid. A similar bill for expenses in
was laid over on a question as to who was
entitled to the fees for viewing body.
Concerning the ballot boxes ordered by
the board, Clerk Flynn reported that he
had ordered the twelve boxes.
Committee on bridges in Pittsgrove re-
ported that they had viewed four bridges
and ordered three replaced and one re-
paired, Report was received M COM
mittee discharged.
Freebooter Humphreys reported for the
committee to view bridges in P~ilesgrove
township, that repairs and new bridges
had been ordered at Courses Landing; on
Salem road, near ii. w. Austins; on Iorke-
town road, near John X. Deacon's; over
dam at Clark's mill, and over creek at
~Sharptown. The bridges at Courses
Landing and at Sharptown have already
been attended to.
Joseph b. Thompson and Mr. Fox APP
peared before the board and stated that
they and various others in Lower Allo-
ways Creek were injured by the erection
of a bridge which drained water upon
their land to the injury of their crops. The
bridge is said to have been erected by an
individual and they desired it taken out.
Messrs. Griscom, Baker and Allen were
appointed to investigate the matter.
Freebooter Miller desired that a com
mittee be appointed to view the site for a
new bridge which is asked for on a newly
laid ont street in Elmer. Messrs. Miller,
Mayhem and Emmel were appointed.
On motion, $50, 600 was ordered to be
raised by tax the fiscal year, This is
S., 900 less than last year.
The committee on Iron Bridge was or
dered to advertise for proposals to paint
the same.
On motion, adjourned TO meet second
Wednesday III September.